1 AC Interim Report Concluded: The UK requires one net additional runway in south east by 2030 …. … because increasing congestion in London airport system.

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Presentation on theme: "1 AC Interim Report Concluded: The UK requires one net additional runway in south east by 2030 …. … because increasing congestion in London airport system."— Presentation transcript:

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1 AC Interim Report Concluded: The UK requires one net additional runway in south east by 2030 …. … because increasing congestion in London airport system will negatively impact on UK connectivity…. BUT: UK does not have a connectivity crisis today No Connectivity Crisis Today?

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2 Measures of connectivity: destinations served frequency of service seat capacity Each metric: facilitates comparison across both destination and time And very quickly here are just a few of the ways the available data can be cut… Connectivity Metrics

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3 Total Destinations by Country

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4 Total Destinations by City

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5 Long Haul Destinations by Country

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6 Short Haul Destinations by Country

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7 Long Haul Services by Airport

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8 Daily destinations to BRIC

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9 Many, many other ways the data could be presented but: Little evidence that UK or London underperforming our global competitors - UK usually 1 st or 2 nd but occasionally 3 rd London usually 1 st or 2 nd but occasionally 3 rd Heathrow usually 1 st or 2 nd but occasionally 3 rd Little evidence of a significant downward trend in UK/London connectivity So not possible to say objectively the UK has a connectivity crisis today. Conclusion